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emend

e·mend [ i ménd ] (past and past participle e·mend·ed, present participle e·mend·ing, 3rd person present singular e·mends) or e·mend·ate [ mən dàyt, i mén dàyt ] (past and past participle e·mend·at·ed, present participle e·mend·at·ing, 3rd person present singular e·mend·ates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
correct text: to correct or alter a text in order to improve it

[15th century. < Latin emendare "take out a fault" < menda "fault, blemish"]

e·men·da·tion [ mən dáysh'n, èmmən dáysh'n, i mèn dáysh'n ] noun
e·mend·er noun

Word Usage

See amend.

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